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Update: CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicare Beneficiary Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status
On Friday, October 11, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Medicare Program: Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status rule, which established court-ordered appeals processes for Medicare beneficiaries admitted as hospital inpatients but later reclassified as outpatients receiving observation services during their hospital stay.
The final rule stayed largely as proposed but offers expanded timelines and additional beneficiary protections, which groups like AHCA/NCAL and Advancing Excellence advocated for and supports as part of a coalition effort you can read more here.